CITIC Plaza

skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Key facts

Alternative names: Sky Central Plaza, China International Trust & Investment Plaza
Status: Completed
Type: Commercial offices
Location: 233 Tianhe N Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
Construction started: 1993 ; 33 years ago ( 1993 )
Completed: June 1997 ; 29 years ago ( 1997-06 )
Architectural: 390.2 m (1,280 ft)
Roof: 321.9 m (1,056 ft)
Top floor: 296.9 m (974 ft)
Floor area: 205,239 m (2,209,174 sq ft)
Architects: Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers
Developer: China International Trust and Investment

Article

China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) Plaza (simplified Chinese: 中信广场; traditional Chinese: 中信廣場; pinyin: Zhōngxìn Guǎngchǎng; Jyutping: Zungseon Gwongcoeng) is an 80-storey, 391 m (1,283 ft) office skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Its structural height includes two antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in June 1997, it was the tallest concrete building in the world until the completion of the Trump Tower Chicago, and the tallest in China. As of March 2025, it ranks as the 23rd-tallest building in China, 30th-tallest in Asia, and 45th-tallest worldwide.

Located in the growing and expanding Tianhe District, it is part of a complex of the same name which also consists of two 38-storey residential buildings. Its proximity includes a new train station which serves the extremely busy Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Guangzhou-Hong Kong railways. A new metro station, and the Tianhe Sports Center, where the 6th National Games and parts of the 2010 Asian Games were held. It is on the same Axis as two new building developments in Guangzhou, the first being the East and West Towers in Zhujiang New City and the Pearl Observation tower. It is surrounded by other tall buildings and is a symbol of Guangzhou's growing wealth and importance.